Pit bull that injures boy is fatally shot

San Diego  A pit bull that attacked and injured an 8-year-old boy at a park and charged at officers Wednesday night was shot and killed, San Diego police said.

Police were called at 6:18 p.m. about the attack at Keiller Park on Lisbon Street, near Porter Street, in the Skyline area, police Officer Dino Delimitros said.

The boy was transported to Rady Children’s Hospital, where he was treated for bites to his ear, cheek and arm, the officer said.

Witnesses told officers that before the attack, the pit bull and another dog they described as another pit bull had been running loose. Witnesses said both dogs were acting aggressively.

Police officers contained one of the dogs to a soccer field, and when it charged at police, it was shot by an officer. The second dog was captured and turned over to animal control officers, Delimitros said.